How do I create a post in News?

Create a post

From the app News, click the post creation button.

Form fields

  • Title (required, 60 characters max)

  • Description (optional, rich text editor)

  • Section(s) : select one or more sections in which to publish

  • Media : attach images, videos, GIFs, or PDF

  • Poll (optional): add a poll with multiple or single choice, anonymous or not

  • Event (optional): associate an event date

  • Link preview (optional): paste a URL to display an automatic preview

Publication options

  • Publish immediately : the post is visible as soon as it is validated

  • Schedule : choose a date and time for future publication

  • Likes : enable or disable the ability to like (enabled by default)

  • Comments : enable or disable comments (enabled by default)

Media constraints

Type
Maximum size
Accepted formats

Images

10 MB

GIF, HEIC, HEIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP

Videos

200 MB

AVI, MP4, MPEG, QuickTime, WebM, FLV, M4V, Matroska, WMV

Documents

75 MB

PDF (and other formats depending on the organization's configuration)

It is possible to attach multiple images (album), but videos cannot be combined with other file types.

Pin a post

After creation, a post can be pinned at the top of a section with an expiration date for the pin. Only administrators and communicators can pin posts.

Share a draft

A draft can be shared with other users so they can finish it and publish it under their name. See the article "How do I use shared drafts?".

What the assistant can do

With the scope News, the assistant can create, edit, and manage posts and drafts.

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